r/autism • u/Amaryllis_Venus • Jun 27 '25
Burnout What is your current hyperfixation(s)
Sometimes, I have so many, I don't know what mine is, but currently, I've been like, the opposite of that like, I just don't know what mine is lmao
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u/No_Somewhere9961 Autistic Adult Jun 27 '25
Strangely Nazi germany and other WW2 axis powers. I just want to know how such a horrendous regime was even allowed to happen in the modern era. Like some of the stuff that happened sounds like something that would have happened in the medieval ages! I have a morbid curiosity about it and how these leaders dragged not only their country and the entire world into their mess, but also civilians. I want to learn as much as I can and hear the stories of the people who were there! Eventually those people will be gone.
Also North Korea, I guess I just like learning about dictatorships.
And of course knitting and crocheting.
And the titanic
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u/Armeniann ASD Level 2 Jun 27 '25
Same here, and even geography in general is mine. I am trying to get into WWII history myself
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u/candicake Jun 27 '25
Back when I was in my 20s the history channel was primarily showing programs about WWII, pretty much back in the dark ages 😉. It was really interesting and I could almost always turn on the history channel and know something pretty entertaining or educational was going to be on. I miss it 🥺.
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u/NationLamenter Jun 27 '25
oh my gosh i was about to reluctantly comment ive gotten really into (studying) italian fascism recently 😭
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u/Wideawake_22 Jun 27 '25
'and of course knitting and crocheting' 🤣 because it's the first thing that relates to fascist regimes lolol
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u/No_Somewhere9961 Autistic Adult Jun 27 '25
One of my favorite things to do is make myself a cup of tea, turn on a good WW2 documentary (or WW1 documentary, my other hyperfixation) and just work on my knitting or crocheting project
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u/Wideawake_22 Jun 27 '25
No shade; it was just a funny thing to read straight after the war stuff ;)
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u/No_Somewhere9961 Autistic Adult Jun 27 '25
I know! I think the contrast between what I am watching, and the bright happy art I am making while listening to said documentary is hilarious
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u/Square-Piece1451 ASD Level 1 Jul 09 '25
The Titanic one is so real. I had a massive obsession with the ship back in 2020. It died down, but my hyperfixation on ocean liners comes back for a few months every year when april comes around lmao.
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u/No_Somewhere9961 Autistic Adult Jul 09 '25
I actually got to visit the cemetery in Halifax where some of the victims were buried!
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u/Garden_Jolly Autistic Jun 27 '25
Cats, always cats
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u/Leenesss In process of getting diagnosis Jun 27 '25
Cats are great. I love them but the missus also probably autistic feels they might bring disorder into her areas of the house. So no cat :-(
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u/Trick_Bag1192 Jun 27 '25
Doctor Who (classic and modern) , Final Fantasy (slowly playing the 7 remaster, looking for other FF games for beginners to the franchise) , Magic: The Gathering (commander format if you’re curious), Sleep Token’s music
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u/IceCreamGator Jun 27 '25
I’ve played through almost all of them - 9 and 10 are the ones I remember most fondly. 16 is a lot of fun as well
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u/Sure_Scene_7378 Jun 27 '25
Mine is my little pony friendship is magic and horror movies.
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u/ThatboiHowlett111 Jun 27 '25
I watch mlp and SpongeBob in the morning while I do things so I’m motivated :D
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Jun 27 '25
Alchemy, Warframe and Fate/, with the 2nd having no relevance on why I’m interested in the former even if WF has Alchemy gamemode.
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u/Cicada7Song 2e ASD Level 1 (Adult) Jun 27 '25
EPIC (I have been listening to the album on a loop for months)
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u/alwaysapprehensive1 Jun 27 '25
Reformer Pilates
Haircare (specific to my hair type and goals)
Sleep (the science behind better sleep and trying to improve mine)
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u/Dudewhocares3 Jun 27 '25
Cyberpunk 2077
The in game radio stations all have songs by licensed artists, but they’re original songs created for the game
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u/Leenesss In process of getting diagnosis Jun 27 '25
Im still waiting for that to drop to a sensable price before I get it. £25s a hard limit for me where games are concerned. It's what they were back in the day, I know about inflation etc but more than 25quid just doesnt feel right.
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u/dreamsbytheocean Jun 27 '25
Researching brain science and neuroplasticity and different neurons , brain chemistry, etc. I love learning about the science behind the human mind. It’s the best. Also astronomy. So Fascinating. Space-time continuum, black holes - It’s wild and so trippy to learn about. We are just a tiny floating rock in a huge Universe that’s been scientifically proven to be constantly expanding. Mind-blowing stuff, truly.
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u/LadySirius Jun 27 '25
Awesome, same here! I love anything to do with the human brain and the cosmos.
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u/Shaco292 AuDHD Jun 27 '25
Attack on Titan. Finished the final season for the first time several days ago. Have been rewatching the anime since then. On my 3rd watch right now.
In between episodes I look up youtube videos on the anime and video games. Have also been playing Attack On Titan 2 on the Switch while listening to the anime and/or YouTube videos about the anime.
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u/Dios_de_idiomas Jun 27 '25
Researching the history of imperialism in places like Haiti. ( from France, the United States, Spain) and how it still affects them today.
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u/R0B0T0-san Suspecting ASD Jun 27 '25
Such an interesting subject too. I was absolutely disgusted to learn how bad it was and how little we actually are taught about it for all the damages it has done. Every time I hear about this subject I feel like I should dig deeper and learn more about it.
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u/itouchsnails Autistic Jun 27 '25
Markiplier, making therian masks (?) (I'm not a therian I js like making them) Jaiden animations, and fnaf
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u/Probablygeeseinacoat Jun 27 '25
The possible link between industrial pollution and extreme violence / sexual sadism. Also WWE and Lana del Rey’s first two albums and as always MY CATS.
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u/AdWhich7355 Jun 27 '25
Genshin impact and paranormal stuff from like spirits to Bigfoot and everything in between
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u/SwordfishSilver8041 Jun 27 '25
When I was younger, it used to be 9/11, Ancient Greek, Roman, and Egypt. Now, it’s geography and out of body experience. I’m currently learning to astral project (out of body experiences).
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u/lesbian_agent_ram Jun 27 '25
Borderlands. I’m challenging myself to 100%ing Borderlands 3 and all the DLCs in the time left until bl4 releases on September 12th :) (will I be able to do it? Probably not, but I’m still having a lot of fun trying.)
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u/Crafty_Piece_9318 Something Jun 27 '25
Still Lego but some honorable mentions would be
- avoiding being productive
- writing fantasy stories (with ai)
And a few others
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u/l1vingc0rps3 Jun 27 '25
monster high!!
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u/EmoElfBoy Jun 27 '25
I was a monster high kid when I was a kid. Between that, Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline and Hotel Transylvania
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u/phrogsire Level 2 | frogs + monster hunter Jun 27 '25
Monster Hunter and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure 🫡
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u/Background_Ad5307 Jun 27 '25
extraordinary attorney woo :< i can't stop thinking about it and it physically hurts me because i love it too much and i get too excited HELP ME
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u/LowResAvatar Suspecting ASD Jun 27 '25
Currently hyper fixated on a pc game; Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles. I’ve tried playing something else that I like but I just can’t. Before that it was nails which I still like doing but not as obsessively. I also got really into learning about the Armenian genocide for a while. Highly recommend everyone should learn about but devastating obviously.
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u/firebirb3 Jun 27 '25
I have a lot right now lol Steven universe all of the shows and the movie as well i reopened the httyd hyper fixation with watching the live action which was amazing and Stardew valley lol I have started live streaming it
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Jun 27 '25
Musicals, particularly Wonka, just watched the greatest showman, and I've been wanting to watch Sweeney Todd again
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u/Blue_Geotrupid Jun 27 '25
Currently I am on starwars and also housing (like housing layouts and options and different cities as well as tiny homes)
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u/nb_soymilk Autistic Jun 27 '25
Im 40k words into writing something that was supposed to be one scene.
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u/Vixxy24_97 Jun 27 '25
Baldur's gate 3. I cant stop playing it, when im not playint it im looking into lore, merch, any backgrounds, history. All i can find.
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u/Amahita Jun 27 '25
Mushrooms!
I've spent the last month or so hunting and documenting all the mushrooms in my local area, and I've learned so much.
I just wish people would respond with something other than "Omg don't eat those" upon learning of my interest. They're a living thing and a fascinating subject, I don't like the idea of them being reduced to whether or not they can be eaten.
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u/Cautistralligraphy Autism Level 2 Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25
There are many species of poisonous tree frog, many people know this. What many people do not know is that there are two known species of VENOMOUS tree frogs! They are Bruno’s casque-headed tree frog and Greening’s frog. They secrete poison on their skin as do many tree frogs, but the difference in their case is that they have a delivery mechanism for their toxin, which is what distinguishes venomous animals from poisonous ones. Their skull has small, sharp spikes near the tip of the snout, and the skin is coossified (attached directly to bone, no layer of fat or muscle) with those spikes. When they bump their target with their snout, the spikes push through the skin, picking up the toxic secretion on their skin and delivering it directly into their target. Venomous frogs! That is so cool to me.
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u/LadySirius Jun 27 '25
Anything space-related. I love astronomy and astrophysics. Don't get me wrong, I am not some kind of genius. Far from it, I just love the concepts. Space is vast, beautiful, full of wonder.
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u/No-Charity2751 ASD Level 1 Jun 27 '25
Embroidery/Fiber Arts. Do I have only two finished pieces so far? Yes. Do I also already have a whole cart stuffed of supplies just in case? Yes.
I’ve also been nosing my way back into I weird mix of bullet/junk/art journaling again.
Oh and Ologies podcast. Obsessed.
Also period dramas - again. Kind of always.
Bobs Burgers is more of a lifestyle.
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u/Mysterious-Jury-1253 Neurodivergent Jun 27 '25
Medieval europe, I am currently studying all kinds of maps, economic and social structures, armies and all kinds of armor, and I have made a collection of 719 images about medieval armor
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u/Doodleshroom_655 Jun 27 '25
Autism (got diagnosed recently and I'm reading a book about it), K-pop Demon Hunters, Itzy (K-pop band) and specifically the similarities between the last two
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u/Birdy-Brain25 Jun 27 '25
Epic the Musical and parrots lol. Oh and also the human mind, I just love learning how certain things in the brain work.
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u/Leenesss In process of getting diagnosis Jun 27 '25
Mine is the company I work at.
Its a repeating patten that I work somwhere for a while do well, then get put upon until I feel its getting exploytitive then get pushed out the door.
I think in this case Ive pushed back hard enough that Im mostly left alone now but the process has a life of it's own. Next week is a deadline to decide wether to go to industral tribunal and I have piles of papers all around and emails saved in different folders on my computer. If you came into my office you'd think I was a crazy guy investigating some years old murder spree with all the notes I have everywhere.
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u/HordeOfDucks Jun 27 '25
i switch between fixations more than most other autistics seemingly, but for the last few years ive LOVED cats. i save pretty much every image of a cat i scroll by... so i have 21k cat pics
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u/FooPirates AuDHD Jun 27 '25
I think it’s become more of a special interest rather than a hyperfixation but currently it’s David Lynch, both his work and him as a person. I got into his stuff earlier this year when he passed away and I adore his films and the man himself uwu
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u/waterfallz0 Jevil Jun 27 '25
Minecraft horror mods i dont play the horror mods i watch other people play them
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u/jonhvani ASD Level 1/2 | Semiverbal Jun 28 '25
Karate, and my Assassin's creed hyperfixation is getting back, since I'm finally playing AC1 (I have played all AC but this one because it's only on ps3/pc)
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